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Wintarcy Posted 17 years ago
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Nevertheless Or despite

Hi everyone,

1) Cleavage of spectrin can lead to cell shrinkage, membrane blebbing and the formation of apoptotic bodies. Nevertheless, two genes encoding two subunits of spectrin show significant up-regulation.

2) Cleavage of spectrin can lead to cell shrinkage, membrane blebbing and the formation of apoptotic bodies. Despite this, two genes encoding two subunits of spectrin show significant up-regulation.

which one is better?

Thank you!
  

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HI, I prefer #1. In #2, the reader has to hesitate briefly to consider what 'this' refers to. Clive

  • HI, I prefer #1.
  • In #2, the reader has to hesitate briefly to consider what 'this' refers to.
  • Clive
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HI,

I prefer #1. In #2, the reader has to hesitate briefly to consider what 'this' refers to.

Clive
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Thanks for your help!

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